Means for securing books to covers.



No. 804,872. PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905. M. MOGANANY.

MEANS FOR SECURING BOOKS TO COVERS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 3, 1905.

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, UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL MGCANANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

IVIEANS FOR SECURING BOOKS TO COVERS.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL MoOANANY, residingin Milwaukee, in thecounty of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin,have invented new andusefulImprovements inMeans for Securing Books to Covers, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to means for securing books to covers, and hasfor its object to provide an improved device for removably securing abook or pad of anysort to a cover.

The invention is applicable to books generally, but is particularlyintended for pocket blank-books and card-pads containing a block ofblank or printed sheets or of business or visiting cards each adapted tobe removed from the book as it is used, said block being removablyconnected to the cover by a detachable connecting means, so that theblock or pad when exhausted may be replaced by another.

This invention has for its object to provide such a connecting means forthe block and the cover which will be simple in its construction andneat in its appearance, which may be quickly and easily engaged anddisengaged, and which may be inexpensive to manufacture.

With the aboveand other objects in view the invention consists in thesecuring means, its parts and combinations of parts, and allequivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters ofreference indicate the same parts in the several views, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a book and cover provided with the securing meansconstituting this invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of such securingmeans removed from the book and cover. Fig. 3 is a plan view of thecover member of the securing means. Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof.Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of said cover member of thesecuring means properly attached to the cover. Fig. 6 is a plan view ofthe block member of the securing means, and Fig. 7 is an end elevationthereof.

In the drawings, 8 represents a block or pad of leaves or cardsconstituting a book, and 9 is the removable cover therefor, to which theend of the book is engaged by the means constituting this invention.

The engaging means for the cover and block comprise the cover member 10and the Specification of Letters Patent. v

Application filed May 3, 1905. Serial No. 258,585.

Patented Nov. 21, 1905.

block member 11, slidably interfitting with each other, the formerrigidly connected to the cover and the latterbeing rigidly connected tothe block. The cover member 10 is preferably formed of a strip of thinsheet metal, with its side edges folded over upon it at its front faceand then bent back upon themselves to form oppositely-disposedoutwardly-extending engaging flanges 12, with their ends tapered bybeing cut away obliquely at 13, so that the engaging slide formed bythem has its two ends tapering or pointed. On the back of itsintermediate portion the main unbent part of the cover member 10 has apair of tongues 14. struck up therefrom to be embedded in the back ofthe cover 9, as shown in Fig. 5, and thereby constitute a means forrigidly securing the member 10 to the cover. I

The block member 11 of the engaging means -preferably comprises a stripof thin sheet metal with its side edges bent over upon it to formopposite inwardly-extending engaging flanges 15, so that this member isof a C shape in cross-section, as shown in Fig. 7. The ends of theengaging flanges 15 are tapered by being cut away obliquely at 16, sothat the slide-groove formed between them has a flaring entrance at eachend corresponding with the tapering construction of the ends of theslide of the cover member.

The engaging flanges 12, forming the slide of the cover member, areadapted to hook into and form slip-joints with the engaging flanges 15of the block member. The block of cards or leaves is rigidly mounted onthe back of the main or unbent portion of the block member, preferablyby having the ends of the leaves glued or cemented thereto. Theconnection thus constitutes the binding for the block, from which theleaves may be separated one by one as they are used by tearing themloose from the cement which holds them to the block member.

In operation the block may be quickly and easily inserted in the coverby passing the slide of the cover member into the slide-groove of theblock member, the tapering-end construction of the former and theflaring-entrance construction of the latter facilitating this engagementby guiding the parts to their proper relations. When the block isproperly positioned within the cover, it is securely held in place bythis connecting means, and

the book may be used in the usual mannerv until the block is exhausted.

When it is desired to replace one block with cover of more expensivematerial than if the" cover were of no further use after its blockbecame exhausted.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a device of the characterdescribed, a member formed of a strip of sheet metal with its side edgesbent over on one face thereof and bent back upon themselves to formoppositely-disposed outwardly-extending engaging flanges, a cooperatingmember formed of a strip of sheet metal with its side edges bent over onone face thereof to form inwardlyextending engaging flanges to receivebetween them and form a slip-joint with the engaging flanges of thefirst-mentioned member, a block of leaves secured on the back of onemember, and a cover secured on the back of the other member.

2. In a device of the character described, a member formed of a strip ofsheet metal with its side edges bent over on one face thereof and bentback upon themselves to form oppositely-disposed outwardly-extendingengaging flanges with obliquely-formed ends, said engaging flangesconstituting a slide with a tapering end, a cooperating member formed ofa strip of sheet metal with its side edges bent over upon one facethereof to form opposite inwardly -extending engaging flanges withobliquely formed ends, said engaging flanges of the second-named memberproducmg a groove between them to receive the slide of thefirst-mentioned member and form slip-joints with the engaging flangesthereof, the end of said groove being flaring to cooperate with thetapering end of the slide and serve as a means for guiding the slideinto the groove, a block of leaves secured on the back of one member,and a cover secured on the back of the other member.

3. In a book, a block of leaves, a cover therefor, and means forsecuring the block to the cover comprising, a cover member formed of astrip of sheet metal with its side edges bent over on the front facethereof and bent back upon themselves to constitute oppositeoutwardly-extending engaging flanges with tapering ends, said engagingflanges together constituting a slide with pointed ends, tongues struckup from the main portion of the cover member on the'rear face thereofand embedded in the back of the cover, and a block member formed of astrip of sheet metal with its edges bent over on one face thereof toform opposite inwardly-extending engaging MICHAEL M OANANY.

Witnesses:

ANNA F. SOHMIDTBAUER, R. S. C. CALDWELL.

